Natural Resource Dependence and Monopolized Imports

Rabah Arezki, Ana Margarida Fernandes, Federico Merchán, Ha Nguyen and Tristan Reed

No 10339, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: Countries with greater commodity export intensity have more concentrated markets for imported goods. Import market concentration is associated with higher domestic prices, suggesting that markups due to greater concentration outweigh any potential cost efficiency. Tariffs, non-tariff measures, and tariff evasion are mechanisms that concentrate import markets. These results suggest a novel channel for the resource curse stemming from the monopolization of imports.

Date: 2023-03-02
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